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Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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If a Jew who supports the BDS movement comes to synagogue, should we accept him, or reject him? For more "Crossfire" questions, go to: torahcafe.com/crossfire.
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If G-d decides the length of each person's life, how will prayer change that? For more "Crossfire" questions, go to: torahcafe.com/crossfire.
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Rabbi Manis Friedman (248)
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What was the most difficult question you have ever been asked? And what was your answer? For more "Crossfire" questions, go to: torahcafe.com/crossfire.
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Rabbi Manis Friedman (248)
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What is the biggest misconception that people have? For more "Crossfire" questions, go to: torahcafe.com/crossfire.
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Rabbi Manis Friedman (248)
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How do you resopnd to someone who says "I wasn't born with faith"? For more "Crossfire" questions, go to: torahcafe.com/crossfire.
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Rabbi Manis Friedman (248)
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Why does it say in Ethics of the Father that disrespecting the holidays results in forfeiture of the world-to-come? Is that worse than idolatry, murder and adultery where one's world-to-come isn’t lost? For more "Crossfire" questions, go to: torahcafe.com/crossfire.
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Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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As soulmates are predestined; if someone decides not to get married, what happens to the other party? For more "Crossfire" questions, go to: torahcafe.com/crossfire.
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Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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Can Moshiach come if there are still non religious Jews? For more "Crossfire" questions, go to: torahcafe.com/crossfire.
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Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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How far should governments go in their quest to free innocent hostages? In this session, experts debate this question in the context of the Israeli decision to free terror convicts to gain the freedom of Gilad Shalit. Would you support the motion that the Shalit deal was the right move? This session took place at the 10th annual National Jewish Retreat
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The Messianic era is something we have awaited for 2000 years. How will we be able to identify that era? How will it unfold? This session will address Maimonides' answers to these questions. This lecture took place at the 10th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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Like all Jewish practices, the complex laws of the shofar blasts are rooted in the Talmud. Go back thousands of years into Jewish legal history to explore the origin of the shofar tradition and trace the way the law developed into the sequences practiced today. This lecture was delivered at the 8th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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Does G-d listen when you pray? Does He really care to hear about my morning routine? When we speak to other people we like to see and feel that they're really listening, they really "hear". But G-d doesn't need to be standing in front of us to hear our prayers, He is unlimited
Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan reflects on the concept of materialism and consumerism in today's world view. He compares the values of Torah and Judaism to that of the world at large. While modern society strives for vacation days and retirement, our tradition encourages a lifestyle in which one seeks to grow in their output over time
Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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Discover and understand why the early Talmudic sages and Chassidic masters spent most of their day engaged in prayer, and what it meant for the rest of the community. An in depth study of the meaning, components and structure of the daily and Shabbat prayers. This lecture was delivered at the 2th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan (18)
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Who are we, why are we here and what’s in it for G-d? Drawing on landmark texts from the classic Chassidic work, the Tanya, this workshop will plumb some of the most fundamental questions that every thinking human being grapples with on some level every day. This lecture was delivered at the 2th annual National Jewish Retreat
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